diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index adafb7a59c..5678a7be76 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ awx/ui/static
 awx/ui/build_test
 awx/ui/client/languages
 awx/ui/templates/ui/index.html
+awx/ui/templates/ui/installing.html
 
 # Tower setup playbook testing
 setup/test/roles/postgresql
diff --git a/awx/main/middleware.py b/awx/main/middleware.py
index dfb08b20fb..2cae0961c3 100644
--- a/awx/main/middleware.py
+++ b/awx/main/middleware.py
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@ import six
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.db.models.signals import post_save
-from django.db import IntegrityError
+from django.db.migrations.executor import MigrationExecutor
+from django.db import IntegrityError, connection
 from django.utils.functional import curry
-from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404
+from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, redirect
 from django.apps import apps
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 
 from awx.main.models import ActivityStream
 from awx.api.authentication import TokenAuthentication
@@ -162,3 +164,12 @@ class URLModificationMiddleware(object):
         if request.path_info != new_path:
             request.path = request.path.replace(request.path_info, new_path)
             request.path_info = new_path
+
+
+class MigrationRanCheckMiddleware(object):
+
+    def process_request(self, request):
+        executor = MigrationExecutor(connection)
+        plan = executor.migration_plan(executor.loader.graph.leaf_nodes())
+        if bool(plan) and 'migrations_notran' not in request.path:
+            return redirect(reverse("ui:migrations_notran"))
diff --git a/awx/settings/production.py b/awx/settings/production.py
index 1d93ad43e6..7ad7a908b2 100644
--- a/awx/settings/production.py
+++ b/awx/settings/production.py
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ settings_files = os.path.join(settings_dir, '*.py')
 settings_file = os.environ.get('AWX_SETTINGS_FILE',
                                '/etc/tower/settings.py')
 
+MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = ('awx.main.middleware.MigrationRanCheckMiddleware',) + MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES
+
 # Attempt to load settings from /etc/tower/settings.py first, followed by
 # /etc/tower/conf.d/*.py.
 try:
diff --git a/awx/sso/middleware.py b/awx/sso/middleware.py
index 71e93725e9..7690dbd0ce 100644
--- a/awx/sso/middleware.py
+++ b/awx/sso/middleware.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class SocialAuthMiddleware(SocialAuthExceptionMiddleware):
         if not hasattr(request, 'successful_authenticator'):
             request.successful_authenticator = None
 
-        if not request.path.startswith('/sso/'):
+        if not request.path.startswith('/sso/') and 'migrations_notran' not in request.path:
 
             # If token isn't present but we still have a user logged in via Django
             # sessions, log them out.
diff --git a/awx/ui/build/webpack.base.js b/awx/ui/build/webpack.base.js
index e56cd0810d..5d565a334d 100644
--- a/awx/ui/build/webpack.base.js
+++ b/awx/ui/build/webpack.base.js
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ const APP_ENTRY = path.join(SOURCE_PATH, 'app.js');
 const VENDOR_ENTRY = path.join(SOURCE_PATH, 'vendor.js');
 const INDEX_ENTRY = path.join(CLIENT_PATH, 'index.template.ejs');
 const INDEX_OUTPUT = path.join(UI_PATH, 'templates/ui/index.html');
+const INSTALL_RUNNING_ENTRY = path.join(CLIENT_PATH, 'installing.template.ejs')
+const INSTALL_RUNNING_OUTPUT = path.join(UI_PATH, 'templates/ui/installing.html');
 const THEME_ENTRY = path.join(LIB_PATH, 'theme', 'index.less');
 const OUTPUT = 'js/[name].[hash].js';
 const CHUNKS = ['vendor', 'app'];
@@ -168,6 +170,19 @@ let base = {
                 moduleA.files.sort((fileA, fileB) => fileA.includes('js') ? -1 : 1)
                 moduleB.files.sort((fileA, fileB) => fileA.includes('js') ? -1 : 1)
 
+                return moduleA.names[0] === 'vendor' ? -1 : 1
+            }
+        }),
+        new HtmlWebpackPlugin({
+            alwaysWriteToDisk: true,
+            template: INSTALL_RUNNING_ENTRY,
+            filename: INSTALL_RUNNING_OUTPUT,
+            inject: false,
+            chunks: CHUNKS,
+            chunksSortMode: (moduleA, moduleB) => {
+                moduleA.files.sort((fileA, fileB) => fileA.includes('js') ? -1 : 1)
+                moduleB.files.sort((fileA, fileB) => fileA.includes('js') ? -1 : 1)
+
                 return moduleA.names[0] === 'vendor' ? -1 : 1
             }
         })
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/installing.template.ejs b/awx/ui/client/installing.template.ejs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f9005def42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/ui/client/installing.template.ejs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en" ng-app="awApp">
+  <head>
+    {% load staticfiles %}
+    <meta charset="utf-8">
+    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" />
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
+    <link rel="shortcut icon" href="{{ STATIC_URL }}assets/favicon.ico?v={{version}}" />
+    <title ng-bind="tabTitle"></title>
+    <% htmlWebpackPlugin.files.css.forEach(file => {%>
+        <link href="{{ STATIC_URL }}<%= file %>" rel="stylesheet" />
+    <% }) %>
+    <% htmlWebpackPlugin.files.js.forEach(file => {%>
+        <script src="{{ STATIC_URL }}<%= file %>"></script>
+    <% }) %>
+    <script>
+        setInterval(function() {
+        window.location = '/#/index.html';
+        }, 10000);
+    </script>
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <div class="jumbotron">
+      <div class="container-fluid" id="content-container">
+        <div class="span4">
+          <img style="float:left" src="{% static 'assets/logo-header.svg' %}" width="200"/>
+          <div class="content-heading"><h1>AWX is Upgrading</h1></div>
+          <p>
+            AWX is currently upgrading or installing, this page will refresh when done.
+          </p>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </body>
+</html>
diff --git a/awx/ui/urls.py b/awx/ui/urls.py
index ea4bf96291..f92787d28d 100644
--- a/awx/ui/urls.py
+++ b/awx/ui/urls.py
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ from django.conf.urls import *
 
 urlpatterns = patterns('awx.ui.views',
     url(r'^$', 'index', name='index'),
+    url(r'^migrations_notran/$', 'migrations_notran', name='migrations_notran'),
     url(r'^portal/$', 'portal_redirect', name='portal_redirect'),
 )
diff --git a/awx/ui/views.py b/awx/ui/views.py
index 0a47154615..8c1d2fb7a3 100644
--- a/awx/ui/views.py
+++ b/awx/ui/views.py
@@ -20,3 +20,9 @@ class PortalRedirectView(RedirectView):
     url = '/#/portal'
 
 portal_redirect = PortalRedirectView.as_view()
+
+class MigrationsNotran(TemplateView):
+
+    template_name = 'ui/installing.html'
+
+migrations_notran = MigrationsNotran.as_view()